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For me, Game of Thrones S08E03 most resembled the opening of S06E10. Like that lengthy opening sequence, the episode relies on the slow build of tension which it achieves by combining excellent cinematography, directing, and music youtube.com/watch?v=hjtPtTUx_ksPermalink On Internet Archive
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It's the combination of these elements, all working at their peak for the series, that creates the tension more than diegetic elements like who kills who or how the battle actually progresses. The non-diegetic elements create that cohesiveness that makes the episode work so well.Permalink On Internet Archive
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The cinematography and directing in particular stand out in this episode. I've seen a lot of people who had problems with the lighting but, on my TV in early evening light, I thought it was a triumph of cinematography in darkened conditions. It was never too dark for me.Permalink On Internet Archive
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I'd compare it to Mad Max: Fury Road - specifically the black and white cut - which achieves something similar in its photography w/r/t creating colour and spectacle out of darkness and ensuring coherence during chaotic action scenes.Permalink On Internet Archive
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W/r/t the too-dark complaint, I'd guess that a proportion of UK viewers watched it on NowTV and I've always had a problem with the image on that service. I tried to watch Solo: A Star Wars Story a few weeks ago and it was way too dark to see which wasn't the case in the cinema.Permalink On Internet Archive
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In terms of music, the standout tracks from both episodes - 'The Night King' from S08E03 and 'Light of the Seven' from S06E10 - are similar in that they deliberately don't contain known leitmotifs of particular characters / Houses.Permalink On Internet Archive
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This is a tremendous way to build suspense as the audience is robbed of the almost-subconscious cues in background music as to whose actions are being reflected on screen. So the surprise of the identity of which figures will be significant is preserved through the music.On Internet Archive
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Fun fact from Reddit: 'The Night King' and 'Light of the Seven' are the only two tracks in Game of Thrones to use piano. Ramin Djawadi saves the pianos in the GoT soundtrack because piano is so prominent in his music for Westworld.Permalink On Internet Archive